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Change Is A Good Thing Summer 2026 By Brandon Adams

A Major Trophy On The Last Day Spring 2026 By Ben Baker

Stay Safe This Hunting Season Winter 2026 By Polly Dean

Get Gator Wise Winter 2026 By John Trussell

My Best Hunt(s) Fall 2025 By Leon Scott

Understanding The Rut Fall 2025 By John Trussell

Fights Between Whitetail Bucks Fall 2025 By Terry W. Johnson

We Were There Fall 2025 By DaWayne Spires

Biggest Bucks Of The Decade Summer 2025 By Jimmy Jacobs

A Deer’s Best Friend Spring 2025 By Susan Lindsley

Mineral Licks And New Ponds Winter 2025 By Susan Lindsley

Blanton Creek Whitetails Winter 2025 By Jimmy Jacobs

Making Sense Of Deer Fall 2024 By Tom Seegmueller

It’s Tree Stand Awareness Time Fall 2024 by Ken Cook

Baggin’ A Peach State Gator Fall 2024 By Polly Dean

Georgia’s 2023-24 Biggest Non-Typical Summer 2024 By Ben Baker

Will Georgia Have Deer In 10 Years? Summer 2024 By Susan Lindsley

Remembering Uncle Bill Summer 2024 By Jon Wongrey

Poachers Are Not Robin Hood Spring 2024 By Susan Lindsley

Turkey Hunting Is Time To Scout For Big Bucks Winter 2024 By Susan Lindsley

A Young Hunter’s First Deer Winter 2024 by Wm. Hovey Smith

Don’t Wear Blue Jeans On A Deer Hunt Fall 2023 By Terry W. Johnson

To Cull Or Not To Cull Fall 2023 By Susan Lindsley

2022-23 Georgia Big Deer Contest Winners Summer 2023 By Jimmy Jacobs

Chronical Of Two Deer With Abscess Summer 2023 By Susan Lindsley

PEACH STATE FACT FOR THE WEEK

Georgia Public Fishing Areas

Photo by Jimmy Jacobs.

The dog days of summer soon will end and it will be time to again get serious about fishing. Finding smaller ponds and lakes with public access is sometimes difficult. To alleviate this problem the Georgia Department of Natural Resources manages 11 Public Fishing Areas located around the state.

In total these areas offer 135 separate ponds and lakes covering 2,735 acres of water. The lakes range from 1 acre to more than 400 acres in size. Those Public Fishing Areas are Big Lazer Creek (Talbot County), Dodge County, Evans County, Flat Creek (Houston County), Hugh G. Gillis (Laurens County), Marben (Jasper County), McDuffie (McDuffie County), Ocmulgee (Pulaski County), Paradise (Berrien County), Rocky Mountain (Floyd County) and Silver Lake (Decatur County).

For more details and exact locations visit the Georgia Wildlife Resources Division website.

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